Charity Law

Charity Law is the essential reference guide for companies and others wishing to set up charitable organisations or needing to understand how they work. Covering 19 jurisdictions worldwide this title offers you insight into charitable organisations and charity law around the world, including: •The history and current size of the charitable sector•Whether they are governed by a separate body of charity law•The legal structures that may be used•How the organisations are established and regulated•The benefits and disadvantages of being a charity •The rules relating to overseas charities working within each jurisdiction •The ability of charitable organisations to work outside the jurisdiction in which they are establishedCONTENTS1.Charity/Non Profit Organisation Law2.Legal Structure3.Regulator Bodies4.Regulatory Registration5.Tax Advantages6.Advantages/Disadvantages of Charity/Non Profit Organisation Status7.Process of establishing a Charity or NonProfit OrganisationCONTRIBUTOR INFORMATIONForeword Anne-Marie Piper, Farrer & Co ArgentinaGonzalo Oliva-Beltrán, Llerena Amadeo Dondo & Oliva BeltránAustralia Vera Visevic & John Baxter, Mills Oakley LawyersBelgium Philippe Malherbe, Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck KirkpatrickCanada Robert B. Hayhoe, Miller Thomson LLPEngland & Wales Anne-Marie Piper & Sara van der Pas, Farrer & CoGermany Dr Andreas Richter & Dr Anna Katharina Gollan, P+P Pöllath + PartnersGhana Isabel Boaten & Winnie Amoatey, AB & David Israel Advocate Asher Dovev, Herzog Fox & NeemanJapan Tomoki Debari, Mariko Nagata, Yuzuru Inoue & Jeffrey A. Eagan, Anderson Mori & TomotsuneNorthern Ireland Jennifer Ebbage, Edwards & Co. SolicitorsRepublic of Ireland Nora Lillis & Elaine Rogers, William FryScotland Simon Mackintosh & Laura Barrie, Turcan ConnellSingapore Elaine Seow, Braddell Brothers LLPSweden Michael Karlsson Mannheimer SwartlingSwitzerland Benoît Merkt & Simon Brunschwig, Lenz & StaehelinTanzania Wilbert B. Kapinga & Bijal T. Mehta, Mkono & Co AdvocatesUSA & California Ingrid Mittermaier, Adler & ColvinEDITORS & EDITORIAL BOARDAnne-Marie PiperAnne-Marie is Head of the Charities Team at Farrer & Co. She acts for sponsors of new charities, directors, trustees and officers of existing charities and other not-for-profit bodies and individuals and companies wishing to make charitable gifts or do business with charities. She is particularly well known for her handling of difficult regulatory cases; fundraising and complex mergers, reorganisations and administrations.Founder, former secretary and former Chairman of the Charity Law Association, Anne-Marie also lectures and writes regularly on charity law subjects.